Synonyms for aflame

Most common

blazing · lighted · ablaze · afire

All synonyms

Adjective

Verb

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   With flames coming from it; burning, flaming, in flames, on fire.

2. v. 1

   Synonym of inflame (“to set (something) on fire; (figurative) to intensify or kindle (a feeling, such as appetite or passion); to intensify or kindle a feeling in (someone)”).

Forms

Past participle

aflamed
e.g. aflamed → fired, inflamed…

Example sentences

• blazing Our eyes gazed up towards the blazing fireworks.
• lighted Have you ever lighted a cigarette with a blowtorch?
• ablaze The house was ablaze when the fire engine arrived.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

fire²

5 letters

afire²

6 letters

alight², ablaze², aflare

7 letters

blazing², aroused², lighted², inflame²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire² = 2 syllables).